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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
abjectly
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
all
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
bunk
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
cause
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
COLONEL'S
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From this reading THE COLONEL’S FUNERAL.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
condition
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
crossed
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
day
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
despondent
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
dinner
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
entering
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
excitement
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
felt
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
fit
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
following
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
food
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
FUNERAL
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From this reading THE COLONEL’S FUNERAL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
hunger
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
lips
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
miserable
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
mood
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
more
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
occurred
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
preceding
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
reaction
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
sat
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
seeing
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
sensible
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
signified
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL’S FUNERAL.
then
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From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
threw
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From this reading On entering my berth I threw myself into my bunk and sat in it in such a despondent condition of mind as I had never before been sensible of.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
wild
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From this reading This, to be sure, signified no more than reaction following the wild excitement I had been under all the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It then occurred to me that hunger might have something to do with my mood, seeing that no food had crossed my lips since dinner time on the preceding day.
wretch
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From this reading But, let the cause be what it might, whilst the fit was on me I felt abjectly miserable, and a complete wretch.
